LOVING THE RAPIST CHILD

Chapter 27

Ed parked in front of a familiar apartment,  things have being rough between him and Bright,  although he could say he started it but now even Bright has been  avoiding him for almost a week now and it was killing him. After resolving issues with himself he tried to call her so that they can talk but she just didn't pick, at first he taught  maybe she didn't put her phone near,  the next call he taught maybe she was busy with her work the third ring he began to panic maybe something was wrong with her or Jake.

That was the main reason he was here today before his office closing hours and after cancelling every appointments for the day,  he actually went to her place of work but he was told she was on leave, then he recalled the next day was Jake's tenth birthday and he was planning the celebration with her before he saw the pictures his mother showed him.
He flashed back at almost three weeks ago when his mother called him home, he hasn't spoken to his mother since then.

He wasn't annoyed with his mother again, maybe he was still hurt and a little disappointed but he just needed his own space.  He hasn't seen much of this dad since he was busy with his politics and was usually travelling form one place to another.

He removed his seat belt and highlighted from his car, he didn't know what happed to him but he was kind of nervous,  because he wasn't sure of what he was going to meet.

He knocked on the door, waiting for it to be answered.
Few minutes later the door was opened
"Uncle Eddy!" The little boy ran to Edward and wrapped his tiny arms around Edward's legs.
" How are you?  Why didn't you come to our house  since all these days, did you and mummy fight again? " the little boy bombarded him with a lot of question,  as much as he wanted to play with Jake his attention was on the lady that was sitting on the couch whose attention  was now drawn to him.

He scooped Jake up,  tickled him a bit before placing him on the sofa beside his mother.  His eyes never leaving the mother.

"Hey, Bri? You look lovely,  how are you? "
Maybe trying to woo her blush will lighten the mood. 

"Am fine Edward" she stood up and gave him that look which means let us go to the kitchen to discuss.

Edward hated entering Brights kitchen apart from when she was cooking any other reason to him was like going to his secondary school principal's office.

Jake was saying something about his birthday the next day, to Edward who replied him again with a tickle before heading to kitchen the face the principal. 

Immediately they both entered the kitchen Edward acted on impulse, he walked over,  crossed the distance and pulled Bri into his arms.

Before any discussion could take place,  he wanted to just feel this moment, he missed her, and as he held her so tight in his arms  he began to realise that no matter what happens, this lady in his arms gives him so such happiness and he was going to fight through thick and thin to be with her and her son.

"Baby, you  are crushing my bones" Bri brought him out of his trance and back to the reality.  The principal's office.

"Oh sorry, about that, I just missed you so much"

"Oh really? You missed me?  How come you didn't pick my calls? I tried calling you, got worried over the fact that something was wrong and after almost a week you suddenly picked and told me you were travelling to Uk, I didn't ask, I just allowed you and you don't even tell me when you came back,  you just forgot about the preparation for Jake's birthday and make me feel guilty for using your credit card for his birthday shoppings ,because I already promised him, or the fact that you are just coming now looking a bit unkempt with your beards over grown,  and your eyes looking very tired and weary, even you hair is due for trimming...." and Bright went on and on and on.